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July 27, 2016: Garlic + Gilroy Garlic Festival

(23:16) GILROY – Even  though  the  drought  has  caused  a  variety  of  issues  for  many  agricultural  crops,  it’s been  a  good  year  for  garlic….and  that’s  important  with  the  Gilroy Garlic  Festival  coming  up  this  weekend.    Each  year  garlic festival  visitors  consume  more  than  2  tons of  fresh garlic  from  Gilroy’s  own Christopher  Ranch.    Since  the  event  was  founded  back  in  1979,  the 3-day  event  has  been  hosted  by  thousands  of  community   volunteers,   who  have  raised  nearly  11  million  dollars  for  local  schools,  charities,  and  non-profit organizations.    The  festival  is  scheduled  to  be  held  from  10 a-m  to 7  p-m  this  FridaySaturday,  and  Sunday  in  Christmas  Hill  Park  in  Gilroy.

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